Alzheimer's Disease Patient Caregiver Guide Center - Oakland Park, FLOakland Park Geriatrician Doctors for Alzheimer's Disease Patient Caregiver GuideType of Physician: Geriatrician What is a Geriatrician? A subspecialty certification by the Board of Internal Medicine. Practitioners are trained in the care of elderly adults. Their specific goals are maximizing cognitive (thinking) function, independence, and mobility while minimizing side effects of medications. Specialty: Internal Medicine - Geriatrics Common Name: Geriatrician Doctors in Oakland Park * Unimed Coral Ridge  Behnam Birgani DO  Adult & Geriatric Inst South Fl  Adult & Geriatric Inst South Fl  Holy Cross Medical Group  Holy Cross Medical Group  Holy Cross Medical Group  Anthony P Previte MD  Holy Cross Medical Group  Internal Medicine/Geriatric Hlt  John J Madonna DO  Edward S Walker MD  Medical Help Family Practice  Robert L Odell MD  Linda A Groene MD  Broward Injuries Rehabilitation  Lawrence E Dorf MD  Concentra Urgent  Husman Khan MD  Florida Medical Group Emergency  Kesden & Lerner Mds  Mohammed I Baig Md  Oded Shechter MD  Holy Cross Medical Group  West Broward Internal Medicine  Southgate Medical Center  Charles Herrera MD PA  George H Waked MD  Medhat A Awad MD  Medical Center Of Sunrise  Maher & Galdames MDs  PMC Plantation LLC  PMC Plantation LLC  PMC Plantation LLC  PMC Plantation LLC  PMC Plantation LLC  Geriatric&Palliative Care Ctr  Florida Internal Medicine Assoc  Medical Centers Deerfield Beach  Nova Southeastern University  Nova Southeastern University  Nova Southeastern University  Durairaj Venkatasamy MD  J Robert Mannino DO  Memorial Regional Hospital  Health Care Partners South Fl  Aim Health Care LLC  Aim Health Care LLC  Seminole Tribe Of FL Hlth Clin  Alix Gay MD  Leung Healthcare Hollywood  Leung Healthcare Hollywood  Leung Healthcare Hollywood  Boca Raton Psychiatric Group  Invictus Medical Center  Miguel E Gonzalez MD  Carol B Lieberman ARNP  Pembroke Pines VA Clinic  Clinic of Successful Aging  University Medical Associates  University Medical Associates  Sreenivas Nara MD  Clifford J Benezra MD  Howard Medical Center PA  L & M Medical Clinic  Hernando Giraldo MD Inc  Hernando Giraldo MD Inc  Chen Medical Associates  Boca Center For Health  South Broward Comm Hlth Svs  Doctors Medical Center  Cleveland Clinic Weston  Pines Medical Center  Cleveland Clinic Weston  Qual Care Medical Group  Cleveland Clinic Weston  Memorial Regional Critical Care  Cleveland Clinic Weston  Geriatric Medical Center  Neil S Gold MD PA  Aristides A Martinez MD PA  Wellness Medical Clinic/GER  Luis A Bobeica MD PA  Claudia V Perdei MD  Bloom Medical Group  Bloom Medical Group  Bloom Medical Group  Bloom Medical Group  Peymon Zarreii MD  Mario Masserano MD  Medical Associates Of Delray  Medical Associates Of Delray  Medical Associates Of Delray  Medical Associates Of Delray  Medical Associates Of Delray  Enrique Lopez-Moscoso MD  Jacqueline Pevny MD  Edmundo R Tamayo MD  Reinaldo Carvajal MD  Angeles Losada MD PHD PA Oakland Park, FloridaUpcoming Local Events2013-05-18
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